Brugge Tripel
De Gouden Boom (Palm) in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Tripel Regular|
Score
6.56
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The Bruges city beer of old, potent and bitter-sweet BRUGGE Tripel has a beautiful golden-blond colour and a firm, rocky head, leaving a trail of Bruges lace on the glass. The aroma has a typical touch of smoked phenolic, and the flavour is bitter, rich and creamy.
The secret of the BRUGGE Tripel city beer is the unique composition of the “gruut” blend of herbs and spices used to enrich its flavour and aroma. In Bruges, anyone brewing beer was obliged to purchase “gruut” from the city’s herbs and spices shop, known as the “Gruuthuse”. Jan van Brugge and his descendents, who later changed their name to Van Gruuthuse, had a monopoly on the sale of Bruges “gruut” that lasted late into the 16th century. At the same time, taxes were levied to the Count of Flanders. In BRUGGE Tripel, this medieval tradition continues.
The secret of the BRUGGE Tripel city beer is the unique composition of the “gruut” blend of herbs and spices used to enrich its flavour and aroma. In Bruges, anyone brewing beer was obliged to purchase “gruut” from the city’s herbs and spices shop, known as the “Gruuthuse”. Jan van Brugge and his descendents, who later changed their name to Van Gruuthuse, had a monopoly on the sale of Bruges “gruut” that lasted late into the 16th century. At the same time, taxes were levied to the Count of Flanders. In BRUGGE Tripel, this medieval tradition continues.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11.2 oz. bottle, pours hazy golden with a big white head. Aroma of champagne yeast, light dry apple, pear and bready. Flavour is a mix of pear, apple and candied sugar, with a heap load of yeast and immense dryness. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 14:22
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
bottle@home: there is nothing tripel about this, tastes generic, unimpressive malts, minor sweetness, hint of spices, minor bitterness only in the aftertaste, bland overall, mass production crappy attempt at a tripel
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2011
at 12:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Pale yellow, white head. Aroma of bread and pepper. Taste is caramel. Nothing to write home about. --- Beer merged from original tick of Brugse Tripel on 21 Dec 2008 at 18:57 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6. Original review text: 330 ml bottle at the Kulminator. Golden orange color, off white head. Aroma of orange peel and malt. Flavor of plums, malt and raisins. Oaky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2011
at 17:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly dark gold with a high, fine head. Hop and golden malt aroma, grass, honey; very fruity. Well hoppy, peppery flavor. Nice and well-balanced with good hops plus nice, rich malt. Very clean. Rather orthodox.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2010
at 21:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pretty foamy. Pours tarnished gold with a high foamy white head. Aroma is slightly citric/sour. Medium body. Substantial carbonation. Flavor is citric and hoppy. Finishes lightly spicey. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2010
at 12:54